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Hen Hop-McLaren Integral Version

1942 3 min
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The original unedited version of this joyful short animation that features a dancing hen that transforms into an egg. The film was made without a camera by Norman McLaren, who drew directly onto 35 mm movie stock with ordinary pen and ink. Colour was added optically.

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Hen Hop-McLaren Integral Version

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The original unedited version of this joyful short animation that features a dancing hen that transforms into an egg. The film was made without a camera by Norman McLaren, who drew directly onto 35 mm movie stock with ordinary pen and ink. Colour was added optically.

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